A program for the proposed joint Babati Africa RISING field planning meeting to harmonize work packages
17 - 19 October 2013
Tanzania
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Purpose:
  • To enable us revise and complete our new work package proposal and agree on budgets
  • Integrate our work packages better in the overall proposal
  • Identifying needs for socio-economic research/analysis related to our work packages
  • Joint research/extension planning and developing workplans for 2014 WP activities at site level (new and old)
  • To facilitate a general discussion between researchers and stakeholders present about a Babati R4D platform


Agenda


Time
Activity
Remarks
Day 1 (17th)
Research team only

0830-0900
Registration
Festo Ngulu
0900-0930
Welcome and objectives of the meeting
District Officer/ Ben Lukuyu
0930-1000
Work packages leaders (new arrangements) to make updates of their revised activities
Bekunda Matete
1000-1030
Tea/coffee break

1030-1130
Discussions
Bekunda Matete
11.30-1200
Identifying needs for socio-economic research/analysis related to the Babati proposal and our work packages
Per Hillbur
1200-1230
Discussions
Per Hillbur
12-30-1300
Breakout groups into work packages to integrate activities and finalize proposal
WP leaders
1300-1400
Lunch break

1400-1600
Breakout groups into work packages to integrate activities and finalize proposal
WP leaders
1600-1700
WP reporting
Ben Lukuyu
Day 2 (18th)
Research and field teams

0830-0900
Registration (new comers)
Festo Ngulu
0900-0930
Welcome and objectives of the meeting
District Officer/ Festo Ngulu
0930-1000
Summary of work packages (key activities) to bring all stakeholder on the same page
Bekunda Matete
1000-1030
Tea/coffee break

1030-1100
Review of current activities in the field for all work packages- location, status quo etc
Festo Ngulu and WP leaders
1100-1200
Joint site, farm selection and details on modus operandi between work packages in the field
Festo Ngulu and district staff
1200-1300
Babati R4D platform: a general presentation/discussion to researchers and stakeholders present
Per Hillbur
1300-1400
Lunch break

1400-1600
Joint research/extension planning and developing workplans for 2014 WP activities at site level ( new and old)
WP leaders/extension staff
1600-1700
Plenary – reporting of WP workplans
WP leaders
Day 3 (19th)


Starting 8 am
Field trip (details to be provided at the meeting)
Festo Ngulu and district staff